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黑龙江哈师大附中高三上学期期末考试英语试题
2020届黑龙江哈师大附中高三上学期期末考试英语试题
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Ifyou’renewtoSanFrancisco,payingthecityavisit,orsimplylookingforanewplaygroundforyouandyourdog,herearefourofthefinestdogparksinSanFrancisco.
CoronaHeightsDogPark
OftenvisitedbyresidentsfromalloverthecitybecauseofitsnearnesstotheRandallMuseum,CoronaHeightsDogParkofferspetsandownersbreathtakingviewafterasteephillsideclimb,andafenceddogareathatallowsdogstoletloosewithoutaleash(狗链).Ownerswillalsoenjoytheplayground,tenniscourtsandbasketballcourts.
DoloresDogPark
ThegroundsofDoloresParkonceservedascampsforthosewhowerelefthomelessbythe1906earthquake,butnowareoftenvisitedbycrowdsofMissionDistrictpeople.Four-leggedfriendscanalsowanderaboutcarefreeoff-leashwhilemakingfriendswithothermembersofthedoggiecommunity.
PineLakeDogPark
Famousforitsplaceasareststopforhundredsofspeciesofbirdstoflytoandfromwarmerclimates,PineLakeParkisalsoprizedbycitydogsandtheirownersfortheirnicehikingpaths,picturesquelakesuitedforswimming,andoff-leashareaonthepark’swestendthatletsdogsrunfree.
BuenaVistaDogPark
Withahistoryof146years,BuenaVistaParkisSanFrancisco’soldestpark.Dogsandownerswithplusenergywillloveburningitonthispark’ssteeppathsandwindingstaircases.Dogownersshouldhavegoodcontrolovertheirdogs,asit’squiteeasyfordogstogetseparatedwhengoingthroughBuenaVista’smanytwistsandturns.
1.WhydodogownerstaketheirpetstoDoloresDogPark?
A.Toletthemsocialize.B.Togivethemrescuelessons.
C.Tohelpthemloseweight.D.Toincreasetheirphysicalactivities.
2.Whichdogparkispopularwithbirdlovers?
A.DoloresDogPark.B.PineLakeDogPark.
C.BuenaVistaDogPark.D.CoronaHeightsDogPark.
3.WhatisspecialaboutBuenaVistaDogPark?
A.Dogscangoclimbing.B.Itisclosetoamuseum.
C.Dogsmustbeonaleash.D.Itissuitableforswimming.
Quietlysitingtherereading,Ifoundmyselfsuddenlylisteningtothetrainguard’sannouncement.Traintravelerswillsurelyagreethatwhentheguardmakesanannouncement,whetherit’stherecordedmessageortheguard’smessage,fewpeoplelistentoit,becauseit’softenquitedullorhardtounderstand.Thisonewasdifferent.Inoticedthatotherpassengersappearedtobelistening,too.Notonlythat,everyonewassmiling!
Whywassomuchattentionbeingpaidtothismessage?
AsbestIcanrecall,theguardsaidsomethingalongtheselines,“GoodMorningLadies,GentlemenandChildren,thisisthe7:
35a.m.fromPenrithtoCentralandyou’llbepleasedtoknowthatwearerightontime.AndwhatalovelymorningitisinSydneytoday.Thesunisshining,birdsaresinging,andall’srightwiththeworld.Itrustyouhaveagreatdaywhereveryou’regoing.ThanksforcatchingmytrainthismorningandIhopetoseeyouagainsoon.”
Quiteafewpeople(obviouslypreviousstrangers)startedtalkingtooneanotherabouttheguard’sexcellentmessageandhowgoodithadmadeeveryonefeel.Istartedthinkingaboutthis,andthenIfoundtheyoungguardandsaid“Wereyoutheguardonthe7:
35a.m.fromPenrith?
”Theguardseemedabitstunnedatfirst,replying,“Yes,yyyyes.”“Well,Ireallyappreciateyourannouncement.Thankyouforyourextremelygoodmessage,whichgavemeandtheotherpassengerssuchagoodstarttotheday.Pleasekeepdoingit.”Isaid.
Therearetwomessagesformeinwhathappenedthatday.Firstly,whenpeoplearehappyintheirworkitshowsinwhattheydoandsay.Secondly,thestoryattachesmuchimportancetothebenefitsthataccumulatefromthankingpeopleforsomethingthey’vedone,particularlywhenit’snotexpected.Canyouimaginetheconversationthatguardwouldhavewhenhegothome?
4.Whydofewtraintravelerslistentotheannouncements?
A.Theyusuallyfeelsleepy.
B.Themessagesareunattractive.
C.Theguard’svoiceisnotclear.
D.Theyareabsorbedinbooks.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stunned”inParagraph3mean?
A.Patient.
B.Cautious.
C.Excited.
D.Surprise.
6.Whatmighttheguardtalkaboutwithhisfamilywhenhegothome?
A.Thebeautifulweather.
B.Therecordedmessage.
C.ThetrainfromPenrith.
D.Theunexpectedappreciation.
7.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.ABoringTrainStory
B.AnIntelligentGuard
C.ADifferentTrainAnnouncement
D.ALovelyMorninginSydney
Everyyear,thousandsofnewhighschoolgraduatespacktheirbags,movetonewcities,andsignpapersacceptingloans,themoneyborrowedfromabankorlendersetc,whichtheymightnotbeabletopayback.Withoutpropereducationonpersonalfinance,especiallyasitrelatestopayingforcollege,youngadultsareguidedintoimproperloanplansthatresultinyearsofdebtaftergraduation.Inordertosetstudentsuptosucceedfinancially,itisimportanttoeducatestudentsandparentsontheirfinancialoptionsbeforeschoolinthefall.Thebestwaytosupportfamiliesheadingforcollegeistorequirethateveryhighschoolstudenttakeapersonalfinanceclassbeforegraduation.Thiswillhelpsmooththetransitionintoadulthood.
Theaveragestudenttakesoutatleastoneloantocoverthecostsoftheireducationeachyear.In2014theaveragestudentgraduatingfromcollegecarriedanegativebalanceofabout$20,000indebt,whichoftenspreadovermultiplelenders.Upongraduation,studentsrarelyknowexactlyhowmuchmoneytheyowe,andeventhoughtheyareinthestateofbeingunabletopaytheirdebts,theycannotwipeoutstudentloans.Thesestudentsspendmuchoftheiradultlivespayingoffthegradualincreasingdebts.
Apersonalfinancecoursewouldteachstudentshowtomanagetheirincomeandexpenditures,whilehelpingtosignificantlyreducetheamountofdebtstudentscarryintoadulthood.Byteachingstudentshowtosavemoneyandlivewithintheirmeans,thiscoursewillprovidethenextgenerationwithafoundationtoprogressfinancially.Studentschoosingtogetajobstraightoutofhighschoolwouldalsobenefitfromfinanceeducationfortheseveryreasons.Witheducationonhowtomanagetheirfinances,allyoungpeoplewillhavetheknowledgetomakehealthydecisions,leadingthemtoimprovegoodcreditandpurchaseneededitemslikecarsandhomeswithskillandconfidence.
Whilenoteveryyoungpersonmakesfinancialmistakes,thosewhodocanfaceyearsofdifficultytryingtogettheirfinancesbackundercontrol.Ratherthanhelpthemthroughthesehardtimeswhentheyhappen,weshouldtrytopreventthemfromhappeningatall.Makingthecompletionofpersonalfinancecourseworkarequirementforgraduationwouldensurethatyoungpeopleareatleastawareofthebasicsofpreservingafinancialstability.
8.Aftergraduationfromcollege,manyyoungpeople______.
A.struggletosupporttheirfamilies
B.spendyearspayingofftheirdebts
C.getthroughthehardtimessmoothly
D.areabletomanagetheirownfinanceswell
9.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?
A.Waystoimprovefinancialcredits.
B.Advantagesoftakingafinancecourse.
C.Skillsofbalancingincomeandexpenditures.
D.Introductiontotheeducationonpersonalfinance.
10.Havingfinancialknowledge,highschoolstudentsareprobablyableto______.
A.smooththeirwayforcollege
B.getoutoftheirfinancialtrap
C.freefromthecostoftheircollegeeducation
D.avoidtheriskofthefuturefinancialtrouble
11.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_______.
A.informandexplainB.argueandpersuade
C.analyzeandevaluateD.discussandexamine
Forallthetechnologicalwondersofmodemmedicine,healthcare-withitsfaxmachinesandclipboards(写字板)—isoutofdate.Thisoutdatederaisslowlydrawingtoacloseastheindustrycatchesupwiththeartificial-intelligence(AI)revolution.
EricTopol,anexpertinheartdiseaseandenthusiastfordigitalmedicine,thinksAIwillbeparticularlyusefulforsuchtasksasexaminingimages,observinghearttracesforabnormalitiesorturningdoctors'wordsintopatientrecords.Itwillbeabletousemassesofdatatoworkoutthebesttreatments,andimproveworkflowsinhospitals.Inshort,AIissettosavetime,livesandmoney.
ThefearsomepeoplehaveisthatAIwillbeusedtodeepentheassembly-linecultureofmodemmedicine.Ifitgivesa“giftoftime”todoctors,theyarguethatthisbonusshouldbeusedtoextendconsultations,ratherthansimplyspeedingthroughthemmoreefficiently.
Thatisafineidea,butashealthswallowsanever-biggershareofnationalwealth,greaterefficiencyisexactlywhatisneeded,atleastsofarasgovernmentsandinsurersareconcerned.Otherwise,richsocietiesmayfailtocopewiththeneedsofageingandgrowingpopulations.Anextrafiveminutesspentchattingwithapatientiscostlyaswellasvaluable.TheAIrevolutionwillalsoenablemanagerialaccountantstoadjustandevaluateeveryaspectoftreatment.Theautonomyofthedoctorwillsurelybeweakened,especially,perhaps,inpublic-healthsystemswhichareduty-boundtocutunnecessarycosts.
TheHippocraticOath(誓言)holdsthatthereisanarttomedicineaswellasascience,andthat“warmth,sympathyandunderstandingmayoutweighthesurgeon'sknifeorthechemist'sdrug”.There'slotsofsenseinit:
thepatientsofsympatheticphysicianshavebeenshowntorecoverbetter.Yetasthesupplyofhumancarersfailstosatisfythedemandforhealthcare,thefuturemayinvolveconsultationsonsmartphonesandmeasurementsmonitoredbychatbots.Theconsideratelywarmedstethoscope(听诊器),placedgentlyonapatient'sback,maybecomeare